I’ve always known that accidentally swapping baking soda for baking powder is at the top of many a baker’s worst nightmare playlist, but now I know why – by an unfortunate personal experience.
Mom had planned a food-filled barbeque dinner at her house Sunday afternoon. Never wanting to arrive empty handed, I decided that morning to make a quick batch of cornbread muffins.
I used the recipe from my handy-dandy Betty Crocker cookbook (encyclopedia of all American cooking basics), and I should note that this was a recipe I had used a few times before this fateful day.
So, as the story goes… I mixed up the batter (double batch), filled my muffin tins, popped the little suckers in the oven and waited the 15-min baking time.
It only took one bite to know something was wrong. Or, maybe it was just me? I gave one to the mister just to make sure. No, it wasn’t just me. Those things were crap.
Baking soda vs. baking powder = PAY ATTENTION TO THE RECIPE DUMMY!
And now I know…
